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I am attempting to program a Life Like Proto 2000 SW1200 switcher, I have just installed a Digitrax DH166D decoder (Non Sound).? With the Digitrax SoundLoader programmer I have the loco operating properly, it goes forward and reverse, head light operates forward back light operates when in reverse.? Switch to JMRI Decoder Pro, set the loco on my programming track, open JMRI, switched normal direction of travel, take loco down to the layout, and nothing works!? Switch back the Digitrax SoundLoader, do a factory reset and then re-address to 106 and the loco was found to operate correctly.? .? ??

What method did you use to 'switch normal direction' on the decoder? Since
that ends up modifying CV29, and that includes other important parts, use of
the wrong value could change other things like long/short address.

-Ken Cameron, Member JMRI Dev Team
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www.fingerlakeslivesteamers.org
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Yes, sorry, this response has to do with my thread Decoder Pro Problems, please go to that thread!

Switch back the Digitrax SoundLoader, do a factory reset and then re-address to 106 and the loco was found to operate correctly.? .? ??

So decoderpro IS programming the loco, just not to the address you are expecting.

What address does Soundloader claim the loco is set to BEFORE you do the reset?

Does the loco operate correctly if you then attempt to run it on the layout using that address?

It sounds to me like DecoderPro is setting it to Long Address 106, but you are setting it to short address 106 using Soundloader.

106 is a SHORT address in Digitrax decoders. If you set it for 106 as a LONG address, it will not work. Digitrax only uses 1-127 as short addresses. Go back to DecoderPro and rogram it as 106 but call it a SHORT address. I had same confusion what I first tried to set up a loco with a 111 address.

Paul D,

Keep in mind the Digitrax decoder will work just fine as a 106 long address.
It just won't be accessible on a Digitrax system. It would run just fine on
a NCE system and a few others. The address limit of 1-127 must be short
address is a command station/throttle restriction that Digitrax adopted.

-Ken Cameron, Member JMRI Dev Team
www.jmri.org
www.fingerlakeslivesteamers.org
www.cnymod.com
www.syracusemodelrr.org

Ranges as specified by the NMRA and as implemented by various manufacturers differ:
For a fairly complete list, see:
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Dave in Australia